Tag: growing up
Dear Students
Dear students I taught in person until Friday, March 13, 2020,
I’m sorry for some of the things I said those last few days we...
I Miss It
This past weekend, I hooked up my old VCR to play this tape we have that some old friends made for us years ago:...
Kindergarten Plus COVID Equals An Extra Dose of Anxiety
My husband and I recently sat through our twins’ kindergarten orientation. Like many gatherings these days, it was conducted over a Zoom call. There...
To The Class of 2020: You Deserve So Much More Than...
Under normal circumstances, this is the time of year when the school year is winding down, and students are getting ready for a nice...
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Since the onset of COVID-19, the news is jam-packed with triggering and depressing information. It's like a dark hole of gloom and doom that...
Say Goodbye to the Baby Clothes
I’m not a very organized person. I’ll say that right off the bat. With our busy lives and packed schedules, I’m often flying by...
My Kid’s a Crier, and There’s Nothing I Can Do About...
I remember it as though it was yesterday. My older daughter was only a few minutes old, and I was still lying on the...
It’s Okay to be Excited for Older Kids
For so many years in a row, I have been the mom of babies. When mothering babies, time doesn’t feel like it is going...
Someday It Will Be Too Quiet
Someday it will be too quiet.
Someday I will miss the noise. The constant clamoring for “mom!” The stories that go on and on and...
Leaving Toddlerhood
We all have that one pivotal moment in our life where everything changes in a moment. For me, it was August 2015. It was...